Dictionary: DIS-OR'DER-LY – DIS-PAND'

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DIS-OR'DER-LY, adv.

  1. Without order, rule, or method; irregularly; confusedly; in a disorderly manner. Savages fighting disorderly with stones. – Ralegh.
  2. In a manner violating law and good order; in a manner contrary to rules or established institutions. Withdraw from every brother that walketh disorderly. – 2 Thess. iii.

DIS-OR'DIN-ATE, a.

Disorderly; living irregularly. – Milton.

DIS-OR'DIN-ATE-LY, adv.

Inordinately; irregularly; viciously.

DIS-OR-GAN-I-ZA'TION, n. [See Disorganize.]

  1. The act of disorganizing; the act of destroying organic structure, or connected system; the act of destroying order.
  2. The state of being disorganized. We speak of the disorganization of the body, or of government, or of society, or of an army.

DIS-OR'GAN-IZE, v.t. [dis and organize. See Organ.]

To break or destroy organic structure or connected system; to dissolve regular system or union of parts; as, to disorganize a government or society; to disorganize an army. Every account of the settlement of Plymouth mentions the conduct of Lyford, who attempted to disorganize the church. – Eliot's Biog. Dict.

DIS-OR'GAN-IZ-ED, pp.

Reduced to disorder; being in a confused state.

DIS-OR'GAN-IZ-ER, n.

One who disorganizes; one who destroys or attempts to interrupt regular order or system; one who introduces disorder and confusion.

DIS-OR'GAN-IZ-ING, ppr.

  1. Destroying regular and connected system; throwing into confusion.
  2. adj. Disposed or tending to disorganize; as a disorganizing spirit.

DIS-OWN', v.t. [dis and own.]

  1. To deny; not to own; to refuse to acknowledge as belonging to one's self. A parent can hardly disown his child. An author will sometimes disown his writings.
  2. To deny; not to allow. To disown a brother's better claim. – Dryden.

DIS-OWN'ED, pp.

Not owned; not acknowledged as one's own; denied; disallowed.

DIS-OWN'ING, ppr.

Not owning; denying; disallowing.

DIS-OWN'MENT, n.

Act of disowning.

DIS-OX'YD-ATE, v.t. [dis and oxydate.]

To reduce from oxydation; to reduce from the state of an oxyd, by disengaging oxygen from a substance; as, to disoxydate iron or copper.

DIS-OX'YD-A-TED, pp.

Reduced from the state of an oxyd.

DIS-OX'YD-A-TING, ppr.

Reducing from the state of an oxyd.

DIS-OX'YD-A-TION, n.

The act or process of freeing from oxygen and reducing from the state of an oxyd. – Med. Repos. [This word seems to be preferable to deoxydate.]

DIS-OX'Y-GEN-ATE, v.t. [dis and oxygenate.]

To deprive of oxygen.

DIS-OX'Y-GEN-A-TED, pp.

Freed from oxygen.

DIS-OX'Y-GEN-A-TING, ppr.

Freeing from oxygen.

DIS-OX'Y-GEN-A-TION, n.

The act or process of separating oxygen from any substance containing it.

DIS-PACE', v.i. [dis and spatior, L.]

To range about. [Obs.] – Spenser.

DIS-PAIR', v.t. [dis and pair.]

To separate a pair or couple. – Beaum.

DIS-PAIR'ED, pp.

Parted; separated.

DIS-PAIR'ING, ppr.

Parting a couple or pair.

DIS-PAND', v.t. [L. dispando.]

To display. [Not in use.] – Dict.